Illusion of Motion
Objective
Create a composition which
creates the illusion of motion across a field of vision.
Use a photocopied image of a chosen object and with the use of pen, brush and
ink make the object appear to move across the field of view. Use repeated images,
blurring,
value changes or other means to animate the chosen object.
Use the format as an integral part of your composition - not as a container
for the "action". Try to make the format as much a part of implying
movement as the object itself.
The drawn (pen, ink, wash) elements and the collage elements should be as seamless
as possible with no obvious differences in the media.
Format: 8 x 18
Materials
Glue stick xacto knife pencil photo copies pen/brush/ink
Procedure
Search for a suitable image and carefully cut out .
Photo copy the image unless it is already black and white and correct the scale.
No color images - black and white only
Photo copies may be used
to shrink, enlarge or distort your image to be cut and pasted on paper.
Use a glue stick to paste to an 5 x 15" format.
With ink (pen or brush) use repetition, blurred lines, or multiple images to create the illusion of motion
References:
Marcel Duchamp: "Nude Descending a Staircase"
Edward Muybridge: His two volumes of photographic documentation of human and
animal locomotion ( pre motion Pictures)
Email:
jdefrese@yahoo.com
ACC Art Department Update:
8/26/2002
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